ATLANTA — Mookie Betts had a tiebreaking RBI single with two outs in a seven-run ninth inning and the Los Angeles Dodgers beat the Atlanta Braves 9-2 on Sunday night time.
The loss dropped the Braves right into a tie with the Mets for the third wild-card spot within the Nationwide League with 13 video games to play.
The Dodgers maintain a two-game lead on the Brewers of their pursuit of the Nationwide League’s No. 2 seed and first-round bye within the playoffs. They lead the Padres by 4 video games within the N.L. West.
“I don’t wish to say it was the most important win of the 12 months, nevertheless it felt huge contemplating what we’ve been going by way of,” mentioned Dodgers supervisor Dave Roberts, whose group had misplaced six of 9 getting into Sunday.
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Shohei Ohtani was 2 for 4 with two doubles, an RBI and a run scored, however he didn’t homer or steal a base in his pursuit of MLB’s first 50-50 season. He has 47 house runs and 48 stolen bases.
Teoscar Hernández, Tommy Edman and Max Muncy hit consecutive house runs through the ninth-inning outburst, which began in opposition to Braves nearer Raisel Iglesias (5-2). He had not allowed an earned run in 35 1/3 innings getting into the sport, however was charged with the primary 5 runs of the inning — which all got here with two outs.
The Braves determined to deliberately stroll Ohtani with two outs within the ninth and a runner on third with the rating 2-2, leaving the sport in Betts’ fingers.
“I wouldn’t pitch to him, both,” Betts mentioned. “Luckily, i used to be in a position to come by way of.”
Roberts mentioned there are most likely two gamers he would stroll as a way to face Betts.
“One performs in New York,” he mentioned, referring to Aaron Choose. “And the opposite is in our clubhouse.”
Freddie Freeman adopted Betts’ go-ahead hit with a two-run single earlier than the house runs.
Dodgers reliever Michael Kopech (6-8) earned the win after escaping a two-on, no-out jam within the eighth inning by getting Travis d’Arnaud to fly out and placing out Orlando Arcia and Jarred Kelenic.
Braves starter Charlie Morton went six innings, surrendering one run on three hits and two walks. He struck out six.
Matt Olson and d’Arnaud picked up the RBIs for the Braves within the third inning.
Dodgers starter Walker Buehler lasted six innings regardless of having 70 pitches after three. He gave up two runs, one earned on three hits and 5 walks. He had 5 strikeouts.
“The third time by way of (the lineup) within the final three innings, I bought a pair first-pitch outs and early outs and a few three-pitch punchouts,” Buehler mentioned. “I sort of bought rolling and felt good about it.”
Ohtani tied the rating 2-2 within the seventh with a two-out RBI double to proper discipline. Betts flew out to centre discipline to finish the menace.
Ohtani additionally doubled house a run for the Dodgers within the fifth inning to chop the Braves’ result in 2-1. With two outs, he lined a pitch to proper discipline that scored Muncy. It was Ohtani’s first hit in eight at-bats within the sequence.
TRAINER’S ROOM
Dodgers: Catcher Austin Barnes left the sport within the fourth inning with a left huge toe contusion. Will Smith changed him. Roberts mentioned Barnes will possible go on the injured checklist and Hunter Feduccia can be recalled from Triple-A Oklahoma Metropolis.
UP NEXT
The Braves and Dodgers will wrap up their four-game sequence in Atlanta with Los Angeles RHP Yoshinobu Yamamoto (6-2, 2.88) going through Atlanta LHP Max Fried (9-9, 3.46).